The Spanish judoka Ariane Toro won this Friday the gold medal in it Grand Slam de Tiflisin the -52 kg category, after beating the Croatian Ana Viktorija in the final Puljiz by ippon.
Bull, located in the post 15 in the Olympic ranking, the contest began, released from the initial round. She eliminated the Brazilian Jessica in the next Pereira (19), in the round of 16 against the Belgian Amber The Ryhe (25) and in quarters to the Kosovo Distria Krasniqinumber two in the world and third on the prelist for the Paris Games.
This great result gave the Navarrese confidence to face her semifinal against the South Korean Seyun Jang (29) and reach the final, in which they achieved the ippon when both rivals already had two penalties.
Ariane Toro will have Olympic place assured if it maintains its position in the ranking, since the first 22 plus some other judoka per continent are classified. In the same box Estrella Lopez Sheriff lost in his debut, against Puljiz.
The Spanish delegation was able to add another medal thanks to Mireia Lapuerta at -48 kilos, but the Catalan judoka, fourteenth in the world, lost in the fight for the bronze medal against the Kazakh Galiya Tynbayeva (27).
She had previously started by beating the Brazilian Natasha Ferreira, but lost in the quarterfinals to the Uzbek Khalimajon Kurbonova and entered the play-off draw. at the same weight Laura Martínez Belenda she lost in her initial fight, in the second round, against the Brazilian Amanda Lima.
Martha Garcia She started in the second round of -57 kg with a victory over the American Mariah Holguin, but lost in the next round against the German Pauline Starke. In this same division Malin Wilson Claret fell in her first fight, against the Kosovar Flaka Loxha.
Carlos Sotillo, exempt in the first round at -66 kg, lost in his first fight against local Tengo Zirakashvili. EFE
2024-03-22 15:22:43
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